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Dixie Valley

Ghost town · Churchill County, Nevada

Dixie Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Dixie Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dixie Valley is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada. It is one of 32 former communities in Churchill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dixie Valley as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.7231° N, 118.0803° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,392 ft
Nearest living townLovelock, NV
Distance to it37.9 miles
Coordinates39.72306, -118.08028

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What's there now

Dixie Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lovelock, NV (population 1,611), about 37.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,392 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dixie Valley?

Dixie Valley is in Churchill County, Nevada, at 39.7231, -118.0803.

How many ghost towns are in Churchill County?

Churchill County, Nevada has 32 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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